Question

Ethan and his sister Samantha have each saved $17.47. They put their money together and used 1/4 of it to buy a game. How much did they spend on the game?

Answer 1

if rounded to the nearest 100th it is $8.74

Explanation:

17.47 x 2 = 34.94

25% of 34.94

= 8.745

Nearest 10th : 8.7

Nearest 100th : 8.74

Answer 2

They spent about $8.74 The exact answer with out rounding is $8.735

Explanation:

$17.47 + 17.47 = 34.94 * 1/4 = 8.735